Match Report


BelgranoBelgrano     SarmientoSarmiento
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luciano BlancoL. Blanco72
G
1
G
55Alexander LópezA. López
Humberto MelendezH. Melendez79
D
2
D
65Lucas CrespoL. Crespo
Christian L. SensiniC. Sensini62
D
3
D
62Walter RiosW. Rios
Claudio RojasC. Rojas60
D
4
D
59Matías GómezM. Gómez
Oscar AlmeydaO. Almeyda57
D
5
D
56Mariano VásquezM. Vásquez
Fernando MoralesF. Morales56
D
6
M
74Luciano LópezL. López
Juan QuirozJ. Quiroz64
M
captain7
M
64Rodrigo ArdilesR. Ardiles
Yoiver AragonY. Aragon63
M
8
A
74José PenaJ. Pena
Cesar BustamanteC. Bustamante62
M
9captain
A
62Lawrence LauderdaleL. Lauderdale
Joaquín MateoJ. Mateo71
A
10
A
57Claudio P. PereyraC. Pereyra
Maximiliano SaldanaM. Saldana60
A
11
A
57Gustavo VargasG. Vargas
 
Mauricio ChamotM. Chamot62
G
12
M
64Oscar CantuO. Cantu
Pablo Horacio Di StefanoP. Di Stefano60
M
13
M
61Tomás CarbonariT. Carbonari
Mateo GallardoM. Gallardo58
A
14
M
58Fabricio DomínguezF. Domínguez

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Mario Alberto Kempes where Belgrano play host to Sarmiento. A crowd of 13,119 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Belgrano are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Sarmiento appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Maximiliano Diaz.


0.00
Sarmiento start the match!
2.26
Juan Quiroz threads a neat ball through to Joaquín Mateo. Joaquín Mateo whips in a cross ball towards Maximiliano Saldana. With a superhuman jump, Maximiliano Saldana connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.41
Cesar Bustamante flicks a high ball forward to Joaquín Mateo who takes it down. Joaquín Mateo plays a perfect one-two with Maximiliano Saldana and rushes in on goal... Joaquín Mateo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Alexander López.
4.26
Juan Quiroz takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. José Pena reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
8.37
Luciano López flicks a high pass forward. José Pena controls it well on his chest. José Pena shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.10
Matías Gómez clumsily knocks into Joaquín Mateo. The referee warns Matías Gómez to calm down! Joaquín Mateo stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.24
Christian L. Sensini hits a low pass to Cesar Bustamante. Cesar Bustamante threads a neat ball through to Joaquín Mateo. Joaquín Mateo edges inside the box! Joaquín Mateo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Lucas Crespo steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
20.23
Cesar Bustamante flicks a high pass forward. Joaquín Mateo collects the pass. Joaquín Mateo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.25
Matías Gómez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Ardiles. Rodrigo Ardiles flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio P. Pereyra. Claudio P. Pereyra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.18
Joaquín Mateo hacks Lucas Crespo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lucas Crespo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.08
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.41
Oscar Almeyda darts forward. Oscar Almeyda sees a break and surges forward. Oscar Almeyda plays a one-two with Maximiliano Saldana and advances towards the goal... Oscar Almeyda muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oscar Almeyda!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Belgrano appear unchanged since the first half. Sarmiento also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Belgrano kicking off!
48.22
Belgrano's packed defence is making it hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
60.27
Mariano Vásquez breaks forward. Mariano Vásquez threads a neat ball through to José Pena. José Pena edges inside the box! José Pena rockets a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
61.13
Rodrigo Ardiles threads the ball through to Claudio P. Pereyra. Claudio P. Pereyra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.31
Yoiver Aragon threads a neat ball through to Maximiliano Saldana. Maximiliano Saldana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.28
Lucas Crespo flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Ardiles who gracefully takes it down. Rodrigo Ardiles sees space and advances. Rodrigo Ardiles plays a one-two with José Pena and advances towards the goal... Rodrigo Ardiles makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Luciano Blanco with no chance!! Goal for Sarmiento!
71.32
Christian L. Sensini flicks a high pass forward. Yoiver Aragon collects the pass. Yoiver Aragon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joaquín Mateo. Joaquín Mateo shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
72.43
Walter Rios threads the ball through to Luciano López. Luciano López makes a beautiful pass to the feet of José Pena. José Pena shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Luciano Blanco smothers it!
75.11
Cesar Bustamante hits a low pass to Joaquín Mateo. Joaquín Mateo tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Alexander López. Excellent save.
79.05
Matías Gómez threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Ardiles. Rodrigo Ardiles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio P. Pereyra. Claudio P. Pereyra shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
83.37
Juan Quiroz flicks a high pass forward. Joaquín Mateo collects the pass. Joaquín Mateo lofts in a cross ball towards Maximiliano Saldana. Maximiliano Saldana makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
87.42
Claudio P. Pereyra barges into Christian L. Sensini. Claudio P. Pereyra is shown the yellow card! Christian L. Sensini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.54
Rodrigo Ardiles flicks a high pass forward. Lawrence Lauderdale collects the pass. Lawrence Lauderdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Rodrigo Ardiles passes the ball forward to Claudio P. Pereyra. Claudio P. Pereyra finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Luciano Blanco as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
José Pena takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Luciano Blanco scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Belgrano

Sarmiento
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
25.3%
43.4%
31.3%

Scorers
Oscar Almeyda 42
Rodrigo Ardiles 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Ardiles of Sarmiento

Match Ratings